# Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus (2010)

> A vast and mournful Russian World War II epic follows a persecuted officer and his nurse daughter through invasion, political terror, and devastating battlefield sacrifice.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/24138

## Facts

- Runtime: 180 min
- Genres: Drama, War
- Director: Nikita Mikhalkov
- Cast: Nikita Mikhalkov, Oleg Menshikov, Nadezhda Mikhalkova, Sergey Makovetskiy, Dmitriy Dyuzhev, Artur Smolyaninov, Andrey Merzlikin, Maksim Sukhanov
- TMDB rating: 4.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0403645/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, harrowing, grandiose, serious historical viewing, war film marathon

## Movies like Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus

- [Burnt by the Sun (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/34319)
- [Stalingrad (2013)](https://ember.film/movie/118896)
- [Fortress of War (2010)](https://ember.film/movie/34188)
- [Beanpole (2019)](https://ember.film/movie/358237)
- [Two People in One Life and a Dog (2025)](https://ember.film/movie/7430022)
- [The Cranes Are Flying (1957)](https://ember.film/movie/24174)
- [Ivan's Childhood (1962)](https://ember.film/movie/19667)
- [Moloch (1999)](https://ember.film/movie/38334)
- [Burnt by the Sun 2: Citadel (2011)](https://ember.film/movie/45062)
- [Katyn (2007)](https://ember.film/movie/7908)

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